‘It smells so bad’: glut of wild salmon creates stink in Norway and Finland 
By Sofia Quaglia UK Source: theguardian 10/2/2023
Sofia Quaglia
Credit: Aino Erkinaro
The irony of having too many salmon as global populations fall is not lost on locals, who have seen the pristine Tana River littered with the rotting corpses of an invasive Pacific species that is pushing out the local Atlantic species
 

Along the border between Norway and Finland lies the world’s greatest Atlantic salmon river. To the Norwegians, it is the Tanaelva or Tana; the Finns call it the Tenojoki or Teno. But to both countries it is known as one of the purest and cleanest rivers, passing through largely unspoiled and unpolluted regions from Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county, into Lapland.

Now, however, the river’s waters and banks are crowded with rotting fish, their skin peeling away, and the air is thick with the odour of decaying flesh. “It’s a mess. It’s quite dramatic, says Aino Erkinaro, a doctoral researcher from the University of Oulu in Finland. “And, oh man, it smells so bad now.”

The carnage is the result of an invasion – not of Atlantic salmon but Pacific pink salmon, which has prompted both Norway and Finland declare an emergency. Also known as pukkellaks or humpback salmon, for their characteristic bulge, pink salmon were introduced into the Kola peninsula in Russia in the 1950s in an attempt to stimulate the economy. They live in oceans and swim up the same rivers every two years to lay their eggs and then die.

 
Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Pink Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
1051Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near an Australian townCNN2023-03-19AU
1052Britains fish populations are in a deeply troubling statetheguardian2023-09-13UK
1053Has the Brexit fishing promise come true?BBC News2023-12-06UK
1054Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animalsphys2023-12-05JP
1055Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?Radio Sweden2019-06-13NO
1056Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at B.C. fish farmsyahoo2023-12-05US
1057Fish such as the steelhead Crossword Cluetryhardguides2023-12-03US
1058Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fishyahoo2023-12-01US
1059B.C. salmon farms linked to explosive spike in wild fish deathsvancouverisawesome2023-12-05CA
1060Advocates, salmon farm industry at odds over B.C. herring deathsGlobal News2023-12-05CA
1061How salmon fishing helped me embrace my Alaska Native identitytheguardian2023-11-20UK
1062Fish out of water: North American drought bakes salmonmongabay2023-11-20US
1063Fish escapes death twice in 1 second -- from bird, lizardupi2023-11-20UP
10642 rare baby mola fish spotted swimming together off Canada's Pacific coasthindustantimes2023-11-22CA
1065Terrible parents, skilled dancers, fearsome huntersnst2023-11-18US
1066Fishing mentors wanted for teens who would like to learn anglingABC Central Victoria2023-11-18AU
1067Wisconsin Wildlife Officials Capture 100s of Invasive Carp in Mississippi RiverAssociated Press2023-12-04US
1068Осенняя заготовка налимаohotniki2023-12-03RU
1069Shipwrecks sanctuary for fish escaping trawlersBBC News2023-11-23US
1070Tecumseh to host 2024 Hobie Fishing World Championshipwindsor ctvnews2023-12-04CA
1071The fish we cannot seenationalobserver2023-12-01US
1072Eel guts, salmon bloodpressherald2023-11-12US
1073A fish cartel for Africa could benefit the countries, and their seasucsb2023-11-13US
1074Не ищите причин не ехать на рыбалкуohotniki2023-11-30RU
1075Frisch: Prime Time Walleyesechopress2023-12-01US

214 215 216 42 of [217 - pages.]